Meeting with the UN Envoy on Youth

Youth Delegates had a meeting with Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth. Mr. Alhendawi talked about progress in resolving youth problems, about the role of youth in global changes and future initiatives to get youth involved. One of them is #NotTooYoungToRun. «Young people lead innovations, businesses, they fight in wars but in many countries, but they can’t be involved in politics until they are 30 years old. This has to change. I have a dream that what we achieved for women and people with disabilities in this regard, would be also achieved for youth.» A great example is Austria, where you get the right to vote at the age of 16 and this should become a global trend.